DIRECTIONS: You have TWO HOURS to write the following three essays. I advise you to make a rough draft introduction with a thesis, and then to outline your body paragraphs before writing the essay. If you finish early, please remain quiet for those who are still writing.
Question #1: Think carefully about the following statement. Then read the assignment below it and plan and write your essay as directed.
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Assignment: Do you agree with this statement? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your position on this issue. Support your point of view with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
Question #2: Think of a rule you would like changed. Try to talk an adult into changing that rule.
Question #3: Write a personal letter to an eighth grader telling him what to expect and how to get by at Buena High School as he/she enters ninth grade this August.
DIRECTIONS: You have TWO HOURS to write the following three essays. I advise you to make a rough draft introduction with a thesis, and then to outline your body paragraphs before writing the essay. If you finish early, please remain quiet for those who are still writing.
Question #1:
Think carefully about the following statement. Then read the assignment below it and plan and write your essay as directed.
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
Assignment: Do you agree with this statement? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your position on this issue. Support your point of view with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
Question #2:
Think of a rule you would like changed. Try to talk an adult into changing that rule.
Question #3:
Write a personal letter to an eighth grader telling him what to expect and how to get by at Buena High School as he/she enters ninth grade this August.